Cavite's 8th congressional district
Cavite's 8th congressional district is one of the eight congressional districts of the Philippines in Cavite. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 2019.[3] Previously included in Cavite's 7th congressional district, it was created in 2018 when General Trias was granted its own district, it being assigned as the new 6th district, and having remnants of the old 7th district at the new 8th district. It consists of the southern city of Tagaytay and the municipalities of Alfonso, General Emilio Aguinaldo, Magallanes, Maragondon, Mendez, Naic, and Ternate bordering the provinces of Batangas and Laguna. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Aniela Bianca Tolentino of the National Unity Party.[4]
| Cavite's 8th congressional district | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines | |
Interactive map of district boundaries | |
 Location of Cavite within the Philippines | |
| Province | Cavite |
| Region | Calabarzon |
| Population | 371,827 (2015)[1] |
| Electorate | 284,147 (2022)[2] |
| Major settlements | 8 LGUs
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| Area | 558.1 km2 (215.5 sq mi) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2018 |
| Representative | Aniela Bianca Tolentino |
| Political party | NUP |
| Congressional bloc | Majority |
Representation history
| # | Image | Member | Term of office | Congress | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | ||||||||
| District created September 17, 2018.[5] | |||||||||
| 1 | .jpg.webp) |
Abraham Tolentino (born 1964) |
June 30, 2019 | June 30, 2022 | 18th | PDP-Laban | Re-elected in 2019. | 2019–present: Alfonso, General Emilio Aguinaldo, Magallanes, Maragondon, Mendez, Naic, Tagaytay, Ternate | |
| NUP | |||||||||
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Aniela Bianca Tolentino (born 1996) |
June 30, 2022 | Incumbent | 19th | NUP | Elected in 2022. | ||
Election results
2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NUP | Aniela Tolentino | 166,077 | 89.74 | |
| Independent | Allan Par | 18,995 | 10.26 | |
| Total votes | 185,072 | 100% | ||
| NUP hold | ||||
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDP–Laban | Abraham Tolentino | 143,367 | 100.00% | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | 42,165 | 22.91% | |||
| Total votes | 185,977 | 100.00% | |||
| PDP–Laban win (new seat) | |||||
See also
References
- "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. Archived from the original on April 5, 2022. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
- "Number and Turn-Out of Registered Voters and Voters Who Actually Voted by City/Municipality May 9, 2022 National and Local Elections". Commission on Elections. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
- "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
- "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
- Republic Act No. 11069 (August 23, 2018). An act amending Section 1 of Republic Act no. 9727, reapportioning the province of Cavite into eight (8) legislative districts. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
